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The Candidates Tournament finished almost two weeks ago, with Gukesh emerging victorious after half the field entered the final round with chances to win the event. A very close race, the tournament in Toronto had six players within a 1-point distance from the leaders after the tenth round (out of 14).
Vidit Gujrathi was the first one to fall out of contention, and was followed by his compatriot Praggnanandhaa. Coincidentally, it was Fabiano Caruana who defeated the two Indian grandmasters in back-to-back rounds (12 and 13) to stay in the fight for first place.
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Caruana’s consecutive wins left him tied for second place going into the final round. Since he had white against Ian Nepomniachtchi — also a contender for the title (which meant he also needed to go for a win) — he had a good shot at reaching a potential tiebreaker.
The US grandmaster managed to get clear winning chances against Nepomniachtchi, but failed to convert them in what ended up being a titanic, 109-move battle. The contenders’ exchange after agreeing to a draw was surely revealing.
After some brief analysis, Ian Nepomniachtchi said this to Fabiano Caruana at the end of that epic last-round Candidates tournament game: "I am very sorry." Caruana replied: "My fault." pic.twitter.com/6fTM0EdkA2
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Luckily for chess fans, Caruana shares his ideas openly on an excellent podcast co-hosted by his second and friend Cristian Chirila. In the latest episode, the former World Championship challenger reflects on the Candidates, noting:
In terms of my emotions, the difficulty is in the fact that I got not only a chance but I got basically...the ball is practically in the net, there is no defender there, it’s an open goal. And there’s where the disappointment comes in.
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